Primary Classroom Teacher (2026-2027 School Year)

Pulaski County Special School District•Little Rock, AR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Classroom Teacher will implement the educational program for students, diagnose their achievement levels, and plan, prescribe, and direct learning activities. This role involves motivating students, creating a positive learning atmosphere, evaluating student progress, and assisting with student counseling for academic, personal, social, and career improvement. The teacher will also implement school or district curricular goals, ensure substitutes have necessary information, and prepare effective lesson plans. Additionally, the role includes assisting in curriculum development, assessing needs for instructional materials and equipment, and preparing lists of material and equipment needs. The teacher will inform students of pertinent school or district regulations, confer with parents on student progress and attitudes, and supervise students in various school areas according to Board policy. This position also involves assisting in the enforcement of school regulations, participating in inservice programs, maintaining records, checking attendance, sponsoring clubs and activities, taking responsibility for issued materials, adhering to Board of Education policies and district/school guidelines, supervising bus students, attending faculty meetings, participating in professional activities, and staying informed of curriculum developments. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Valid Arkansas teaching certificate
Early Childhood, K-6, or 1-6 certification

Responsibilities

Diagnose the achievement level of each student.
Plan, prescribe and direct the learning activities of students.
Motivate students to learn.
Create and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning in both appearance of instructional station and activities therein.
Evaluate progress of students and inform students thereof on a continuous basis.
Assist with the counseling of students for their academic, personal, social and career improvement.
Implement school or district curricular goals.
Ensure that substitutes will have all information necessary for effective instruction.
Prepare and follow effective lesson plans.
Assist in the development of school and district curriculums.
Assist in assessing school and district needs for instructional materials and equipment.
Prepare for principal, lists of material and equipment needs for instructional assignment.
Inform students of school or district regulations that are pertinent to them.
Confer with parents on students progress and attitudes.
Supervise students in corridors, in rest rooms, in lunchrooms, on school grounds, etc. in accordance with Board policy. Such supervision that is on an assigned basis should be equitably distributed.
Assist in the enforcement of school regulations at all times.
Participate in all prescribed inservice programs.
Maintain, and make reports on, necessary records for pupil accounting, pupil progress, material and equipment inventories, collection of money, etc.
Check attendance and report absences and tardies.
Sponsor clubs and activities on an equitable basis.
Take responsibility for issued materials and equipment.
Know Board of Education policies, Desegregation Plan, district and school guidelines and regulations and adhere to same.
Supervise early and late bus students on an equitable assigned basis.
Attend faculty meetings.
Participate in professional activities that are related to subject area assignment.
Keep informed of latest curriculum developments.
Other duties as assigned.